In his State of the Union message to Congress, President Bush laid out the broad and ambitious objectives and goals the administration hopes to achieve during his second term. Topping the list was social security reform, for which the President sketched out options but acknowledged that it would be up to Congress to thrash out the details of any proposed legislation. The President noted that small businesses must be free of needless regulation and protected from junk lawsuits. He also touched on an energy strategy that would encourage conservation and development of alternative sources.
Next on the President’s agenda was sending Congress a proposed $2.57 trillion budget for FY 2006 that would eliminate some 150 politically sensitive programs. Of concern to aviation were the administration’s requests for $3 billion for the Airport Improvement Program, $500 million less than the amount authorized in the FAA reauthorization Vision 100 and $2.448 billion for the FAA’s facilities and equipment budget, $600 million less than the previously authorized figure.
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